Kelvin Herrera

The Marlins agreed to terms with right-handed starting pitcher Edinson Volquez on a two-year, $22 million contract, pending a physical, according to multiple reports.

Volquez would fill one of the two holes the Marlins have in their rotation, joining Adam Conley, Tom Koehler and Wei-Yin Chen as arms the team can pencil in to open the season. Miami has several options to plug the No. 5 spot, including in-house candidates David Phelps, Jose Urena or Justin Nicolino.

The 33-year-old Volquez joins the Marlins after one of the worst seasons of his major league career. He posted a 5.37 ERA and 1.55 WHIP while striking out fewer and walking more batters with the Kansas City Royals...

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